Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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